Alan Wake 2 System Requirements Officially Revealed for PC

Ali Hashmi
Ali Hashmi
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2 is coming out in a few days near the end of October 2023, and we finally have more technical details of the PC version. Remedy Entertainment has now officially shared the Alan Wake 2 system requirements which you can check out here, and these are a significant step up from Control.

Alan Wake 2 System Requirements

MinimumRecommended (1080p)Recommended (1440p)UltraLow Ray TracingMedium Ray TracingHigh Ray Tracing
Graphics PresetLowMediumMediumHighMedium
RT Low
Medium
RT Medium
Path Tracing ON
High
RT ON
Path Tracing ON
Resolution1080p1080p1440p2160p1080p1080p2160p
FPS30603060306060
GPUGeforce RTX 2060

Radeon RX 6600
Geforce RTX 3070

Radeon RX 6600 XT
Geforce RTX 3060

Radeon RX 6700 XT
Geforce RTX 4070

Radeon RX 7800 XT
Geforce RTX 3070

Radeon RX 6800 XT
Geforce RTX 4070Geforce RTX 4080
VRAM6 GB8 GB8 GB12 GB8 GB12 GB16 GB
DLSS/FSR2QualityPerformanceBalancedPerformanceQualityQualityPerformance
CPUIntel i5-7600K
or AMD equivalent
Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalentRyzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalentRyzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalentRyzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalentRyzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalentRyzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
RAM16 GB16 GB16 GB16 GB16 GB16 GB16 GB
OSWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-Bit
Storage90 GB SSD90 GB SSD90 GB SSD90 GB SSD90 GB SSD90 GB SSD90 GB SSD

That is a lot to take in, but we’re glad that the developers have shared multiple target resolutions, framerate, and ray-tracing presets along with upscaling techniques. For now, if you’re looking to play the game at Medium settings without RT at 1080p, you’ll need something like an RTX 3070 paired with a Ryzen 7 3700X.

Alan Wake 2 Screenshot

Ray-Tracing Presets

On the other extreme, if you want to play the game with path-tracing enabled, you’ll need an RTX 4080. That’s not enough though, as you’ll need to turn on DLSS. Not only that, but DLSS has to be set to Performance mode to attain 60 FPS. For low ray-tracing, with a 30 FPS target, you’ll still need something like an RTX 3070 to play 1080p.

This is an incredibly demanding title, and upscaling techniques are required across each preset. Even at Low settings, with a 30 FPS target at 1080p, you need to turn DLSS on.

Alan Wake 2 Release Date

Alan Wake 2 is coming to PC, Xbox Series S|X, and PS5 on 27th October 2023.

While you are here, check out the system requirements for upcoming titles, including Persona 3 Reload, and Persona 5 Tactica.

What do you think of the Alan Wake 2 System Requirements? Are you excited about the upcoming release? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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